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Portal:Current events/2026 February 22
Disasters and accidents
- Search and rescue operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines, two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident. (Kahleej Times) (Manila Bulletin)
- Secret Service and police officials kill an armed man who entered the Mar-a-Lago estate owned by President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. (BBC News)
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2026 Laotian parliamentary election
- Laotians vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the tenth National Assembly. The only legal party in Laos contesting the election is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. (AFP via France24)
- 2026 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- The United States defeats Canada 2–1 during overtime, winning gold in the men's tournament in ice hockey for the first time since 1980, exactly 46 years after the Miracle on Ice. (KNBC)
- Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics